Enamelled gold, quarter repeating watch, Paris, 1760-62, Romilly
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1760-1761
Enamelled gold, quarter-repeating watch with panels imitating moss agate. The back painted with a scene of a young flute player with three other figures in an interior.
The practice of painting portrait miniatures in enamels developed out of the decorative work of goldsmiths and watchmakers in the French cities of Blois, Châteaudun and Paris. Small objects like watches or snuffboxes were ideally suited to this technique and many were decorated with portraits and mythological or allegorical scenes. While 17th century enamellers used a very fine stipple to create light and shade in their miniatures, artists in the 18th century began to use larger brushstrokes for a more fluid effect.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 6.28 cm; Width 4.46 cm; Depth 2.06 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Gold, enamel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O156648
- Museum object number
- LOAN:GILBERT.310-2008
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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